Ever since I first got my PC, 'bout two months ago my CPU temps have been horrible. At idle, it hovers around 50 C and even when playing the lightest games the temps progressively go up and doesn't cap off at any specific number, the highest I've reached was 100 C which is when I knew something wonky is up with my A) crappy AMD heat sink or B) the airflow in my case. Personally, I think it's my stock heat sink 'cause the temps for every other component in my system is pretty good, but then again I'm no expert...
Faulty stock heat sink or bad case airflow?
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frank_hnd
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- what case do you have and how many fans in which location?
- did you installed the CPU yourself? what thermal paste did you use and how much you applied?
- how are you monitoring your CPU temps? 100C would make your PC shut down automatically...
- did you installed the CPU yourself? what thermal paste did you use and how much you applied?
- how are you monitoring your CPU temps? 100C would make your PC shut down automatically...
-I have a Raidmax Viper GX with one 120mm fan in the bottom-front and one 120mm fan in the top back
-I did not install the CPU myself but I know that the person who did used the stock thermal paste on the heat sink
-I am using CPUID, when it reached 100 C I immediately stopped the program because I began to smell something burning coming from inside the case, but of course the 100 C could be a random peak in temperature, too.
Your question needs more information provided such as , What is the case, and is your room where the pc is is hot already. either way I wouldn't be comfy with those temps at all. I'd check a couple things ,,, if you bought the pc and never looked inside make sure the fan is plugged into the cpu fan header on the motherboard,, wont do much good if its unhooked if thats fine and the fan is working ,, the next thing to check ,,and do ,, is remove the CPU cooler all together clean the mounted surface where it meets the processor off with a little isopropel alcohol and I use coffee filters or a microfiber cloth will work but the filters are cheaper. do the same with the processor just becareful not to let that alcohol get down on the board ,, you'll only want to clean the surface of the heat sink of the processor itself ,,,,, then you'll need to have thermal paste before you even start this , but I suggest getting something like articsilver 5 thermal paste and theres videos on youtube on how to properly apply thermal paste. and if netiehr helps ,, if you have overcloked the processor on a stock amd cooler ,,, thats a big nono,,, the stock cooler is designed to be a beginner or base cooler for stock clock. but Id also inform the post here about what case and room temp your dealing with. (oh and forgot to mention let that alcohol evaporate and dry before applying the paste)
edit: just read your reply to another poster, if they used the stock paste ,, theres a small unlikely but still small chance they one left the plastic covering over the paste on the cooler which would explain that smell you smelled too. or 2. the paste itself had somehow aged and the shelf life went crap before applying it.
edit: just read your reply to another poster, if they used the stock paste ,, theres a small unlikely but still small chance they one left the plastic covering over the paste on the cooler which would explain that smell you smelled too. or 2. the paste itself had somehow aged and the shelf life went crap before applying it.
'Aight then. The fan header is plugged in, my CPU is not OC, there is indeed thermal paste applied, all be it, the stock thermal paste that comes with the heat sink, I can't exactly clean off the thermal paste, either. I have none at my disposal. My room temperature hovers around 75 F and my case is a Raidmax Viper GX, have I satisfied your information quench?
no need for the hostility i posted that probably exactly when your other reply was posted so patience, trying to help you out .
I repost my edit to my post here ....>"edit: just read your reply to another poster, if they used the stock paste ,, theres a small unlikely but still small chance they one left the plastic covering over the paste on the cooler which would explain that smell you smelled too. or 2. the paste itself had somehow aged and the shelf life went crap before applying it."
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